Questions from General Calculus


Q: A plane flying with a constant speed of 300 km/h

A plane flying with a constant speed of 300 km/h passes over a ground radar station at an altitude of 1 km and climbs at an angle of 300. At what rate is the distance from the plane to the radar stati...

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Q: Two people start from the same point. One walks east at

Two people start from the same point. One walks east at 3 mi/h and the other walks northeast at 2 mi/h. How fast is the distance between the people changing after 15 minutes?

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Q: A plane flying horizontally at an altitude of 1 mi and a

A plane flying horizontally at an altitude of 1 mi and a speed of 500 mi/h passes directly over a radar station. Find the rate at which the distance from the plane to the station is increasing when it...

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Q: A cylindrical tank with radius 5 m is being filled with water

A cylindrical tank with radius 5 m is being filled with water at a rate of 3 m3/min. How fast is the height of the water increasing?

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Q: The radius of a sphere is increasing at a rate of 5

The radius of a sphere is increasing at a rate of 5 mm/s. How fast is the volume increasing when the diameter is 80 mm?

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Q: Suppose y = √2x + 1, where x and y

Suppose y = √2x + 1, where x and y are functions of t. (a). If dx/dt = 3, find dy/dt when x = 4. (b). If dy/dt = 5, find dx/dt when x = 12.

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Q: C (x) = x1/3 (x + 4

C (x) = x1/3 (x + 4) (a). Find the intervals of increase or decrease. (b). Find the local maximum and minimum values. (c). Find the intervals of concavity and the inflection points. (d). Use the infor...

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Q: Sketch the graph of a function f that is continuous on [

Sketch the graph of a function f that is continuous on [1, 5] and has the given properties. Absolute minimum at 2, absolute maximum at 3, local minimum at 4

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Q: If x2 + y2 = 25 and dy/dt = 6

If x2 + y2 = 25 and dy/dt = 6, find dx/dt when y = 4.

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Q: If z2 = x2 + y2, dx/dt = 2

If z2 = x2 + y2, dx/dt = 2, and dy/dt = 3, find dz/dt when x = 5 and y = 12.

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